2006 - 2007 - Portal Page SCDC | Hawthorne Ministries

Fiscal Year 2006-2007
Dr. Charles E. Hawthorne
Board President
Pastor, Labor of Love
Ministries
Min. Jonathan Wynne,
MACM
Board Vice-President
Public Schools Liaison
Ford Motor Company
Dr. Kenneth Brostrom
Board Secretary
Professor
Wayne State University
DeVera Long
Board Treasurer
Administrator
Labor of Love Church
Ron Williams
Educator
The U of M Medical Center
Reverend Michael
Coleman Sr., LLPC
Board Member
Pastor, Greenfield Avenue
Church of God
Veronica Smith, MSW
Executive Director
The purpose of the Samaritan Community Development Corporation
(SCDC) is to make compassion visible through the provision of human
services that will develop and empower individuals and families in the
community.
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Words from the Board President
The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 3:1
that, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” This holds true for
non-profit organizations as well as
for individuals. Organizations go
through different seasons, especially
seasons of change. For them to survive, they must learn how to embrace
change and adapt to it.
Changes in the external environment
can force an organization to make
internal changes. Such has been the
challenge for SCDC this past year.
We have been in the midst of a
“mega shift” or major change, especially with regard to programming.
It is disappointing to report that we
were not successful in offering all of
the programs that we planned to offer
this year. (See our Executive Director’s Report for details).
Nevertheless, we thank God for the
special events that we were able to
sponsor. These included a Benefit
Gospel Concert, our first ever Golf
Outing and our Annual Bowl-a-thon.
We also made a concerted effort to
increase individual contributions via
United Way. While these fund raising events and activities did not reach
their projected goal, they were
instrumental in bringing much needed
monies to our organization. I want to
thank my fellow board members for
their financial contributions and
personal efforts towards the
achievement of our fund development
objectives this year.
Speaking of our board, we really
made an attempt to improve
ourselves. For one, we added to
our number. Rev. Michael Coleman of Ypsilanti, Township was
elected to our board this fiscal year.
He has been a valuable asset and
has made positive contributions
inside and outside of board meetings. In addition to increasing
our numbers, we sought to increase
our
performance as board
members. This was achieved
through the assignment of tasks at
the close of board meetings. Board
members were also sent a reminder
of their assigned tasks through email. Thanks to the efforts of Dr.
Ken Brostrom, our Board Secretary, this made a definite difference
in our overall performance this
year.
If I had my way, individuals and
organizations would never have a
seasonal “downer” - a down day or
down year. Every step on the
mountain of success would be a
step up. But I am learning that
sometimes the way up is down.
There are ebbs and flows in life.
To succeed, you must learn how to
flow with the ebb as well as the
flow. You must learn how to abase
and abound (Phil. 4:12). Like a
captain on a ship in the midst of a
storm-tossed sea, you must learn
how to remain steady on your
course, no matter what is going on
with you or around you. You don’t
give up or give in. You keep on
sailing! This is what we have done
as an organization and this is what
we will continue to do. We invite
you to join us on this adventurous
journey of faith. Together we will
do our best to SAIL ON!
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Words from the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Have you ever been in a season in
your life when you wondered, “when
will this end?” As this fiscal year
ended, I think I wondered more about
how things would look when all of the
changes were completed. It seemed as
though there was no light at the end of
the tunnel....
We also scheduled a grief seminar
that was to be facilitated by
Angelita Jacobs from our
TurningPoint Counseling Program.
Sadly, her brother passed away,
unexpectedly, the week prior to this.
Consequently, the seminar was
canceled. Additionally, a workshop
was scheduled for The Financial
Series, but there were not enough
participants to convene.
In 2006, I accepted a full-time
position, as a therapist, while trying to
maintain my duties at SCDC and at
my local church. This proved to be
quite overwhelming. As a result, I
was very concerned about the effects
that my lack of availability would
have upon SCDC. In lieu of having
limited staff and resources, I felt very
strongly that we should reduce the
number of programs that were offered.
As a result, we only implemented one
program, Girl Power. This Program
has a coordinator and therefore could
be implemented with my limited
availability and support. I cannot say
enough about Kim Hambright and her
commitment to the young women of
Girl Power. Her leadership has been
such a blessing to them, to me, and to
SCDC as well.
During the Annual Board Retreat,
the board members strongly
encouraged me to take a much
needed sabbatical. It was clear that
both me and SCDC were suffering
due to my continued attempt to
ignore the dreaded “burnout” that
often plagues those in the social
service arena. So, it is with heartfelt
appreciation that I thank the board
for a much needed rest. I am
looking forward to retuning to my
duties, in whatever fashion, and at
whatever time deemed appropriate
by the Board. I truly believe in the
work we do at SCDC and I’m
committed to fulfilling my purpose
for being here.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
During the previous fiscal year, the Girl
Power Program hosted a “sleepover and
makeover” night. A professional stylist
donated her time and skills to provide
each girl with a new hairdo. The girls
also learned about proper hair
maintenance. The girls thoroughly
enjoyed this as some had never had the
experience of receiving services from a
professional stylist.
Once again, efforts were made to
complete the Girl Power community
garden. Unfortunately, it has been very
difficult to recruit volunteers that are
skilled, knowledgeable, and that have the
time to provide assistance. We are
hopeful that we will be able complete
this project upon favorable weather
conditions.
Additionally, the girls were also taken to
the African American Museum in
Detroit, Michigan. They also practiced
interviewing skills and discussed self
esteem while completing units in their
workbooks.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
By Minister Jonathan Wynne
The First Annual Golf Event
took place Saturday, May 19,
2007 at Brookside Golf Course
in beautiful Saline, Michigan. It
was a beautiful day for an
afternoon golf event. The board
of directors showed great
hospitality by greeting the
golfers in the clubhouse and on
the driving range prior to tee
time. The participating golfers
enjoyed a tremendous day of
golf, food, fun and prizes while
learning about S.C.D.C. and its
programming for the
community. A delicious meal
was shared as the golfers were
afforded an opportunity to learn
about the organization from Our
board president, Dr. Charles
Hawthorne and Vice President,
Jonathan Wynne. All the golfers
indicated that they would attend
again and bring other golfers
with them next year. They
indicated that the programs and
services provided by S.C.D.C.
are worthy of support. We are
looking forward to expanding
the event in the years to come.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
The Annual Bowl-A-Thon was
held on Saturday, June 16, 2007
at Ypsi/Arbor Lanes. There
were three teams competing for
the trophy. Participants included
adults, college students, teenagers, and children. It was truly an
event for those of all ages. The
bowling competition was
followed with an All-You-CanEat Pizza buffet at the Pizza Hut
Restaurant on Washtenaw
Avenue in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
THE WINNING
TEAM
(from left to right)
Derrick Lindsey, Angelita
Jacobs, Anthony Jacobs,
Jacqueline ChambersThomas, Trinity Kelso (for
Kenneth Kelso)
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Anitra Bell
Detroit, Michigan
By Minister Jonathan Wynne
Agape Dancers of Bethel
A.M.E.- Detroit
Gifted Voices of Praise
Detroit, MI
Angelyn Chisholm
The Annual Gospel Benefit
Concert was held Saturday,
March 23, 2007 at First
United Methodist Church in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. Special guests included Labor of
Love Choir; soprano, Alice
McAllister-Tillman; Agape
Dancers of Bethel A.M.E.Detroit; Wayne State
University music student
Angelyn Chisholm, daughter
of world renowned gospel
singer Jackie Clark-Chisholm
of the legendary Clark Sisters, Gifted Voices of Praise;
and gospel recording artist
Anitra Bell of Detroit, Michigan.
Thanks to our sponsors!
DeVera Long
Senior Tax Advisor-3
H&R Block
6058 Rawsonville Rd.
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
$100
Garth Financial Group Inc.
27700 Franklin Rd,
Southfield, Michigan
$100
Forest Bryson
444 Lodge Dr.
Detroit, MI 48214
$50
Alice McAllister-Tillman
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